The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-01


dance. and. kaartaned TN as wasI
can tell you / made those long green
legs Of mine fly in swingin' on the cor
ners. had for my partner the hand
soonest, limberest and willingest gal IN
the whole outfit, and | was so iubi-
liant that / could hardly stay on the
ground, but bounded like | was
made of iniun rubber. Presently,
when I'd jist cut a wonderful flourish,
there arose a cry of 'Hurrah for the
Green Dragon Of the Plainsl' Whoop-
er! Bully for the Green DragonV and
so the cry went up from a hundred
throats. Hardly was this over before
at another high flourish there was a
cry of 'Hurrah for the Desert Wait and
the Green Dragon! Hi, hi, for the
Desert Wait, the Queen OF the Plainsp
And the Rose of Missouri" added an
other voice.
" What do they mean by Green
Dragon and Desert Waif?' whispered
my partner.
Why said l, they are applaudin'
us. You are the Desert Wait aud l
am the Green Dragon of the Plains.
They think we are in a sort OF mas.
querade rigl'
I'm sure I'm not said she.
No matter said /; they think so,
on account of your hair covering You
ike a MANTLE
"She was pleased, and after that we
fairly flew. Neverh had / danced so be-
fore; Iseemed on steel springs. got
so excited aboutthe sensation we were
maxim that l cut all kinds of pigeon.
wings and fancy flourishes, inventin'
not a fow on the spur of the moment
GO in, Green Dragohl' and Clio
rious, my Desert Waif!' the fellers On
the outside would holler, and then all
got out of our way as we sailed and
whirIed up and down the hall. felt
myser heels over head in love wlthmy
partner and determined to find out
whar she was goin' to, then follow her
out and court her from the word go.
h inally a couple of children came
waltzin' along, / thought it would be
a good trick to sling one of my long,
green legs, circus fashion, over the lit
tie couple.
81 tried it, and heard somethIhgrIp.
You can guess what had happened. /
left that hall on the w~ing-left, rum
ming like a kiotee.
"As / left / heard behind me a hun
dred yells of Hi, the Green Dragonl'
Stop the Green Dragonl' Whoa, the
Green Dragonl he has stampededr
"But the Green Dragon did not
stop. He had business elsewhere
about that time. The Green Dragon
had an indistinct recollection of hav-
in jumped over the heads of several
people, half a dozen oxen and q wag-
on or two, but he did not stop till he
crawled into the shelter of a friendly
tent up in the town. So ended my
first ball in California, and / don't
know as 1 have ever sot eyes or man,
woman or child that was thar from
that day to this"
"Guess you have said an old chap
among the listeners. II was thar and
seed the whole performances. 1t was
my oldest gal you was a-dancin' with.
Her mar has one of the biggest cattle
ranches in California. Kate don't
dance much these times; but even now
though she's ifty-two, put her on a
boss aud she'll outride the wind"
1.-THE little gal you tried to swing
your leg over" said another old cock,
twas my child, and she's.now the vile
of Senator VS., of California"
II am the very man that gave you
those green baize drawers" said
another of the party. "IreElembered
you as soon as YOU mentioned what
Happened out there on the Hum
boldt.'
"Wonderful, wonderful cried Bud;
then turning to an "Old Boy" sitting
near, be said: "And what are your"
"Blamed6no," said the man ad-
dressed. II guess / must a-bin the
Iniun that traded you the mecca
sins!'